AO1 Select & apply a range
of linguistic methods, to communicate relevant knowledge using appropriate
terminology & coherent, accurate
written expression
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Lexis
and Semantics :
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borrowed/loan
words
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compounds
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blends
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acronyms
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eponyms/proprietary
words
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conversion/grammatical
shift
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pejoration/amelioration
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broadened/narrowed
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metaphor/hyperbole
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semantic
shift
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archaisms/obsolete
words
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Americanisms
Grammar:
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syntax/word
order
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sentence
structure: use of subordination and coordination.
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dummy
auxiliary ‘do’ used in negative and interrogative constructions
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double
negatives
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inflections
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plurals
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prepositions
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pronouns –
personal (thou, thee, one)relative- who, which, whom
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verb
tenses/irregular verbs/modal/auxilliary verbs
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punctuation
Pragmatics:
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implied
meanings/humour/shared knowledge/taboo language/formality/political correctness
Graphology :
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look at
images/font and relate to context
Discourse
Structure:
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written/spoken
language and the conventions of such texts.
Phonology
:
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alliteration,
assonance, rhyme, onomatopoeia, accent/dialect, Received Pronunciation,
assimilation, omission, Estuary English, dialect levelling, Black English
Orthography:
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spelling
and problems with spelling
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AO2 Demonstrate critical
understanding of a range of concepts and issues related to the construction
and analysis of meanings in spoken and written language, using knowledge of
linguistic approaches
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Background theories of:
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gender
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power
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technology
Standardisation and Codification of language:
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Printing Press – William Caxton 1476
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Dictionaries – Dr Johnson’s dictionary 1755
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Robert Lowth’s ‘Introduction to English
Grammar’ 1762
Prescriptive/Descriptive attitudes:
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John Humphreys - Prescriptive
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David Crystal - Descriptive
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Stephen Fry - Descriptive
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Jean Aitchison: Language Web – Damp
Spoon/Crumbling Castle/Infectious Disease
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Dennis Freeborn (phonology): incorectness
view/ugliness view/impreciseness view
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Phonology :
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Great Vowel Shift
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convergence
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divergence
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Labov’s ‘Martha’s Vineyard Study’ Informalisation
Worldwide Englishes:
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bidialectalism
Causes of language change:
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history and Invasions
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changing personal and social identity
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influence of social groups
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changing attitudes
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social trends
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new technologies
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intellectual activities
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AO3 Analyse and evaluate the
influence of contextual factors on the production and
reception of spoken and
written language, showing knowledge of the key
constituents of language
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Genre
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Audience
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Subject
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Purpose
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Who is the text producer/ receiver
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What are the expectations of the text
receiver?
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